27th July 1929
Author Jack Higgins is born
Jack Higgins was born Henry Patterson, on 27 July 1929. He is best known for his 1975 thriller, The Eagle Has Landed, although this wasn’t his first work: he’d already had several books published before that, under both his birth name and several pseudonyms. He moved to Jersey in the 1970s as a tax exile.
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Other events that occured in July
The German Occupation of Jersey begins
- Exactly when the Channel Islands were occupied initially caused some confusion due to German activities in advance.
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Jersey’s most expensive house goes on sale
- The Earl of Jersey put his lavish home up for sale in July 2007 with a price tag of £12.5m making it the most expensive in Jersey.
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Channel Television switches to colour
- Channel Television switched from black and white to colour broadcasts in 1976, with a party in a tent beside its transmitter.
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Body in a trunk inquiry moves to Jersey
- The body of a woman in her mid-20s was found in a trunk at Brighton Railway Station, leading to an inquiry that reached Jersey.
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